Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions
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Transcribed Image Text:2. What is the CPI in:
a. 2011:
b. 2012:
3. What is the inflation rate between 2011 and 2012?
I
4. Suppose your grandfather earned a salary of $12,000 in 1964. If the CPI is 31 in 1964
and 219 in 2020, then what is the value of your grandfather's salary in 2020 dollars,
approximately?

Transcribed Image Text:Product
Milk
Bread
1. What is the cost of the basket in:
a. 2011:
b. 2012:
Quantity
50
100
2. What is the CPI in:
(Base year)
2011
Price
$1.20
1.00
H
2012
Price
$1.50
1.10
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